Box Rust vs small tortoiseshell

Puccinia buxi compared with Aglais urticae

Key Differences

• Box Rust is Not Evaluated while small tortoiseshell is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Box Rust	small tortoiseshell
Kingdom	Fungi (mantar)	Animalia (hayvan)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Bazitli mantarlar)	Arthropoda (Eklem bacaklılar)
Class	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)	Insecta (böcek)
Order	Pucciniales (Pas)	Lepidoptera (Pul kanatlılar)
Family	Pucciniaceae	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Puccinia	Aglais
Species	Puccinia buxi	Aglais urticae

Conservation Status

Box Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Box Rust	small tortoiseshell
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Box Rust

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Germany, Norway, and Portugal.

small tortoiseshell

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (41 countries). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Box Rust

The Box rust (Puccinia buxi) is a species in the genus Puccinia. Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region. It is found in Belgium, Germany, Norway and Portugal.

small tortoiseshell

small tortoiseshell (Aglais urticae) is classified as Near Threatened (NT) on the IUCN Red List. Close to qualifying as threatened, with populations that may become vulnerable without conservation action.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇪 Germany 🇳🇴 Norway 🇵🇹 Portugal